JaGex Press Release

[Maori]

So I've been following all the topics here and on RSC so I thought I'd share this with everyone.

Press release:

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Cambridge, UK - Tuesday 21st December 2010 - Jagex Games Studio, developer of RuneScape, the worlds most popular free-to-play MMORPG, today announced the launch of an unprecedented petition for players to decide whether to reintroduce unrestricted Free Trade and the Wilderness to RuneScape.

Jagex has launched the online petition http://www.RuneScape.com/ wilderness to offer the RuneScape community the unique chance to directly influence and shape the future of the game as the studio gears up for RuneScapes 10th Anniversary celebrations in January 2011.

We want to celebrate RuneScapes 10th anniversary by offering our loyal community the chance to decide, once and for all, the future of Free Trade and the Wilderness, said Christoph Vietzke, Head of RuneScape. Never before has an MMO developer given their community the platform to decide on an update as game changing as this and we are confident that our players will make the right call whatever it may be. We will only make the changes if the community really supports it, so if you are in favour of bringing back the Wildy, pledge your support straightaway.

When considering game changing decisions such as this we always hold our players ultimate game experience firmly in mind, said Mark Gerhard, Jagex CEO. We have released a host of new content which provides a comparable PvP experience to the old Wilderness and mechanics to allow increased trade limits with long term friends but we are still regularly told by players that they want more. We want to find out whether the passionate voices we hear on this topic are truly representative of entire community or just a vocal minority. If the vast majority of our players support of the campaign then we will restore these features to the game as quickly as possible.

Should the players vote in favour of the update, unrestricted trade will be reintroduced to the game granting all players the freedom to gift their wealth to their friends or trade items, without restrictions, with the wider RuneScape community. The Wilderness would also once again become the most dangerous area in RuneScape, where players fight to the death for wealth and glory. The Wilderness represents one of the most extreme risk-versus-reward combat systems of any MMO with players staking their armour, weapons and resources to defeat others and loot their remains. With numerous new features added to RuneScape over recent years including: summoning creatures, new curses, more powerful weaponry and armour, the new Wilderness would offer players even greater levels of variety and excitement to the fast paced, kill-or-be-killed environment.

The community petition, which will run until the 14th January 2011, is just the start of a series of celebration events and updates designed to mark RuneScapes 10th birthday and to thank the community for making RuneScape the global success story it is today. To find out more and to support of the campaign please visit: www.RuneScape.com/wilderness.

To create a free RuneScape account and begin your RuneScape adventure simply visit: http://www.RuneScape.com.

About RuneScape

RuneScape is the worlds most popular free-to-play MMO (as recognised by Guinness World Records), from multiple award-winning independent British development studio Jagex. Set in a richly detailed, medieval fantasy world of epic scale both geographically and historically, RuneScape proudly draws its inspiration from classic role-playing games to deliver a contemporary, innovative and original experience for millions of players across the globe as a fully featured free-to-play game, with a popular subscription option of even greater scale and ambition, both running directly within almost any computers browser.

Thanks to its class-free skill system and elective gameplay, there are no limits to the hero players can become, no quest you cannot complete and no requirement to collaborate with others or face them in player-versus-player combat unless you so choose. RuneScapes distinctive role-playing style rewards players who think strategically and play smartly. Its witty, intelligent tone, finely balanced gameplay, epic questing and myriad in-world diversions combine to create a game that has earned its place as the most popular free MMO game of all time and continues to push the boundaries of online role-playing as it enters its glorious tenth year.

About Jagex Just About the Game Experience

Jagex Games Studio is a multi-award winning games developer and publisher based in Cambridge, England. Jagex specialises in the development of high quality browser-based games and is the largest independent games developer and publisher in the UK.

Jagex has a long-standing reputation for creating the worlds best online games and for developing hugely popular, high quality, accessible, free-to-play games and for providing an unbeatable community experience for millions of players around the world. Jagex has developed and self-published over 40 online titles including the worlds most popular free online multiplayer game, RuneScape.

[Ikz]

did you get this off this Guinness site I read it all ready

Really puts them up there

[Maori]

did you get this off this Guinness site I read it all ready

Really puts them up there

Na a mod from RSC posted it on their topic so thought I'd re-post it here. TBH I think JaGex have already made up there minds this vote is one sided and I think they have already started to put this update in place, but thats just my opinion.

[Jun0evil]

Nice. I agree they probably are working on the update as we speak.. So many people have quit and some after 3 years still moan wanting old wildy back. Its time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mikey`]

i'm honestly so siked, we're nearing 1 million votes in one day, holy shit.  jagex sucking me back into rs like always lol, but this may be for the better...

[Maori]

i'm honestly so siked, we're nearing 1 million votes in one day, holy shit.  jagex sucking me back into rs like always lol, but this may be for the better...

Amen bro, well until diablo 3 comes out anyways lol.

[Jesus]

I can't wait, I really think its going to happen.

[X0]

if it doesnt come now after almost 24hrs im gna rage, this time i really think it can come back because they give us an petition near xmas near the time it got removed 3 years ago, if they fuck us over now they know they are fucked. I think they already mate the update just waiting to update rs :O

[Ep]

Its coming back, and my life is going down

[Maori]

Its coming back, and my life is going down

Haha same for a lot of us but fuck it's exciting!

[Elven Dremor]

Just when I thought I could quit this pathetic game...

Thanks a lot JaGeX.

[DJ]

The update is going to happen or it's a troll... there's no option to vote no

[Maori]

The update is going to happen or it's a troll... there's no option to vote no

Yeah and a massive multi-million dollar company is going to troll everyone... There is about a 1% chance of that happening the most likely circumstance is that they have already decided it's going to happen and made the changes and just got the vote to look like they are giving us an option which they aren't really because we can use peoples names who don't even want to vote, I mean common its not really a fair vote, that's my opinion and I can't wait until this update happens!

[Scott|Fear]

Would really love 2 see it happen. 2 many kids like 2 76k cz they are shit at everything else on rs so cant really see it happening.

[Cal]

did you get this off this Guinness site I read it all ready

Really puts them up there

Na a mod from RSC posted it on their topic so thought I'd re-post it here. TBH I think JaGex have already made up there minds this vote is one sided and I think they have already started to put this update in place, but thats just my opinion.

This is what i been sayin' all along, I dont care either way were gettin' the best side of the deal lol :)

[Maori]

did you get this off this Guinness site I read it all ready

Really puts them up there

Na a mod from RSC posted it on their topic so thought I'd re-post it here. TBH I think JaGex have already made up there minds this vote is one sided and I think they have already started to put this update in place, but thats just my opinion.

This is what i been sayin' all along, I dont care either way were gettin' the best side of the deal lol :)

Haha exactly brother!

[Propel]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiit, they're tryin to get me back!

[Berniej]

i'm honestly so siked, we're nearing 1 million votes in one day, holy shit.  jagex sucking me back into rs like always lol, but this may be for the better...

Amen bro, well until diablo 3 comes out anyways lol.

This ^ lol.

I'll definitely buy Diablo III.

[watch me tb]

hmm... id most likely restart rs if they do this. at least f2p pk. i still dont really like member wild, unless they take the weapons out that werent around in 07.

edit: found this.. idk if its real.

[FearMy Def]

ok nice info

[Guest Sowat Impure]

nicc

[Paxman]

hmm... id most likely restart rs if they do this. at least f2p pk. i still dont really like member wild, unless they take the weapons out that werent around in 07.

edit: found this.. idk if its real.

I'm pretty sure thats fake..

I found a vid tho :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNd_D_U31aE

Or if thats too long to watch.. PIC:

They call me the magic man..

EDIT: If u cbf to read that, basically he said

"YO. wildi coming back. stock up on sharks, monk robes,

dscims, dds, and entangle's/tb's/blitz's. Ur gonna go old stylee

pking + free loots from ur main - ur pure. have fun"

[No Pain]

i'd be one of the people coming back to gayscape if FaGex goes through with this update

[Asa]

I really hope they return, what should not have been taken in the first place. Vote harder.

[z Jack]

It really sounds legit, foe will run the wildy like old times.